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May 25, 2024
RNZ Pacific The survivors of a massive landslide in a remote village in Papua New Guinea’s highlands are still waiting for official help, more than 24 hours after the disaster. Hundreds are feared dead in Yambali village in Enga province after the landslide bulldozed homes and buried families alive early Friday morning. Mick Michael, who ... <a title="PNG landslide: Survivors of highlands disaster desperately seeking help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/25/png-landslide-survivors-of-highlands-disaster-desperately-seeking-help/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landslide: Survivors of highlands disaster desperately seeking help">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga of the PNG Post-Courier A brutal massacre in Porgera town yesterday afternoon in which 18 innocent people were killed has rocked Enga province and shocked Papua New Guinea. Local police chief acting Superintendent George Kakas was shocked by the act of violence in the wake of the country’s national elections — he ... <a title="18 people hacked to death in Porgera in under an hour amid PNG elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/18-people-hacked-to-death-in-porgera-in-under-an-hour-amid-png-elections/" aria-label="Read more about 18 people hacked to death in Porgera in under an hour amid PNG elections">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Mt Hagen About 100 Papua New Guinea security personnel have arrived in Porgera, Enga Province, amid the fighting that saw 17 dead, 100 families displaced and homes destroyed over the weekend. The arrival of the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF) in Porgera on late Sunday evening has eased the tension inside the ... <a title="100 PNG security forces arrive in Porgera, tension eases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/100-png-security-forces-arrive-in-porgera-tension-eases/" aria-label="Read more about 100 PNG security forces arrive in Porgera, tension eases">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Seventeen people have been killed, hundreds of families made homeless, dozens of houses razed and government services ground to a halt in Enga Province’s Porgera district in Papua New Guinea as warring clans took up arms against each other. Calls for government help went unanswered at the weekend. Police ... <a title="Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/fierce-fighting-continues-in-pngs-porgera-with-death-toll-reaching-17/" aria-label="Read more about Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17">Read more</a>
